Decoding the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism

2006/11/01 by Tony Freeth, T. Freeth, Y. Bitsakis +23 · 17 citations
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

paper · doi:10.1038/nature05357

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